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    Location: Heers, Tongeren, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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    May 18, 2023

    The castle of Heks is a Belgian castle, located in the village of Heks (part of Heers) in the province of Limburg.
    The palatial castle was built from 1770, probably by the Liège architect Etienne Fayen, for the Prince-Bishop of Liège Franciscus Karel de Velbrück.
    As a lover of nature, the Prince-Bishop chose this place in the slightly hilly Haspengouw to build his summer residence and pleasure garden. He had a Chinese garden, a rose garden and a vegetable garden laid out there. Later, the castle was embellished with one of the first landscape parks on the European mainland, inspired by the English garden architecture of Capability Brown.
    He died on his estate in 1784. The estate is owned by the d'Ursel family.
    The rose garden now (2004) has an exceptional assortment of rose varieties, the oldest of which were present in the original garden. The gardens and park are open to the public during the first weekend in June and the second weekend in September.
    The castle features in Harry Kümel's 1968 film Monsieur Hawarden.

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      May 18, 2023

      The castle of Heks is a Belgian castle, located in the village of Heks (part of Heers) in the province of Limburg.
      The palatial castle was built from 1770, probably by the Liège architect Etienne Fayen, for the Prince-Bishop of Liège Franciscus Karel de Velbrück.
      As a lover of nature, the Prince-Bishop chose this place in the slightly hilly Haspengouw to build his summer residence and pleasure garden. He had a Chinese garden, a rose garden and a vegetable garden laid out there. Later, the castle was embellished with one of the first landscape parks on the European mainland, inspired by the English garden architecture of Capability Brown.
      He died on his estate in 1784. The estate is owned by the d'Ursel family.
      The rose garden now (2004) has an exceptional assortment of rose varieties, the oldest of which were present in the original garden. The gardens and park are open to the public during the first weekend in June and the second weekend in September.
      The castle features in Harry Kümel's 1968 film Monsieur Hawarden.

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        March 22, 2018

        Hex Castle is well known among garden specialists and garden enthusiasts. The castle was built in the 18th century. The residence was soon surrounded by various formal gardens covering a total of 5 hectares. Adjoining the gardens is a 60 hectare English country park.

        The special thing about Hex Castle and its gardens is that the garden architecture and plantings have been preserved over the centuries and have always been cared for with the greatest care. Some roses are even original from the 18th century. The 2-hectare vegetable garden with the associated vegetable cellar is still in use today.

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